1967 Chrysler Newport

December 25, 2008 BigBlockMopar 9

This car originally came with a 2-bbl 383ci engine, 727 automatic, and a 3.23:1 non-SureGrip 8-3/4 rear axle. Here are the technical specifications of the car: Engine (1966) 440 +.030. ‘915’ heads w/ home port&polish. [more … ]

67 Chrysler Rolling Burnout

November 9, 2006 BigBlockMopar 0

Autumn photos with the 1957 Chrysler Windsor custom

As a follow-up on the previous photo-day out with 1960 Chrysler New Yorker, I decided to take out the 1957 Chrysler as well for some nice autumn color pics. Still, the leaves on the trees [more … ]
To the Drive-In Cinema with the ’57 Chrysler

A group of people recently organised a number of Drive-In Cinema-events on the premises of a local Gin distillery called ‘Nolet Distillery’, located in the town of Schiedam. The location is also the site of [more … ]
Autumn photos with the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker

Me and a friend took the ’60 Chrysler NewYorker out for a trip to locate and take some typical autumn-style photos. We were a bit too early for the real autumn colors, but with a [more … ]
Dodge Dart Right-rear Fender rust repair

Rust issues on the Dodge Dart’s rightrear fender were getting pretty severe since last year, so the time had come to do something about it, as much as I hated it…! The damage was serious [more … ]
Black wheels for the Dart

The wheels on the Dart have been taking a beating about every winter when roadsalt collects and eats into their paintlayer. Overtime, the wheels had become ugly and shabby looking because of that. For a [more … ]
1973 Dodge Dart Rust repair

The time had come to start fixing a number of rust issues on the Dart. First up was the passenger-side floorboard. The floorboard was already rusted and in bad shape when I bought the car [more … ]
Dodge Dart – DynoDay #4

Had the Dodge Dart on the chassis-dyno again last monday at Ludwig Performance in Hillegom, The Netherlands. This is DynoDay number 4 already! The very first DynoDay with the 318ci engine ‘managed’ a shameful 145hp [more … ]
A500 / 42RH OD-unit rebuild

After the transmission it was time to tackle the overdrive-unit. This unit is the 4th gear (overdrive) in the transmission, and has its own set of clutch plates. Overdrive can only be ‘selected’ with the [more … ]
A500 / 42RH Rebuild project

Finally received the transmission repairkit to start the planned rebuild of the A500/42RH transmission I had bought earlier. The A500 (or also known as 42RH) transmission is based on Chrysler’s ‘904’-smallblock transmission. The A500 has [more … ]
Mopar Nats 2018 in Herten, Germany

Here’s a nice video-compilation of the 2018 edition of the Mopar Nationals 2018 in Herten, Germany.